[sdiy] Counterfeit chips

[Mike]

> The chineese mafia is still active on Ebay through Mr Hongkongsuperseller
, a
> big specialist who sale very bad quality parts ( switches , jacks, knobs)
and
> fake chips like MN3007, CEMs SSM and many others ... Avoid this seller
absolutly
> !!! How this guy can be a powerseller is a true mistery to me...
>
> Also take a lot of care when you purchase vintage chips from any
'unofficial'
> sources, and specialy if they are at a very attractive cheap price ...

HongKongSuperseller now has another ID 'PartsPipe'. Some stuff seems OK, but
I wouldn't be buying any rare chips from them.

ChipForBrains is genuine. I bought '2044's - work fine, also 726's, and dual
transistors: all excellent NOS parts.

He also does repair parts kits for certain old machines, and rants about the
other seller on his ads....I think they have been coat-tailing him.

Mike